Politifact.com: Statements from Kate Brownhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/kate-brown/Statements from Kate Brown reviewed by Politifact.comen-usFri, 17 Aug 2012 13:10:31 -0400Kate Brown - Is Oregon&#39;s secretary of state a three-for-one steal?http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2012/aug/17/kate-brown/oregons-secretary-state-three-one-deal/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Oregon's secretary of state a three-for-one steal?
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<p> Oregon&rsquo;s Secretary of State Kate Brown likes to talk about saving money. The last time we checked out something she said, she was touting the savings her audit division had dug up. More recently, she talked about what a steal Oregon&rsquo;s secretary of state position is, noting that it&rsquo;s basically three jobs in one. &quot;Our neighbor to the north, the state of Washington, they elect a lieutenant governor, a secretary of state and a state auditor,&quot; Brown said in a May television interview. &quot;I basically do all three of those jobs for less ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2012/aug/17/kate-brown/oregons-secretary-state-three-one-deal/">>> More</a>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:10:31 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2012/aug/17/kate-brown/oregons-secretary-state-three-one-deal/Kate Brown - Kate Brown says state is getting huge return on audit spendinghttp://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2011/oct/29/kate-brown/kate-brown-says-state-getting-huge-return-audit-sp/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Kate Brown says state is getting huge return on audit spending
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<p> It&rsquo;s always nice to know you&rsquo;re getting a bang for your tax dollar -- and Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown wants you to know that you&rsquo;re getting just that with her Audits Division. &quot;In 2008, every dollar you gave in performance auditing, we were able to deliver about $8 in cost savings and efficiencies. With our Department of Revenue audit ... in 2010, for every dollar you gave, we&#39;ve been able to deliver $64 in cost savings and efficiencies,&quot; Brown said during a speech at the Oregon Summit. &quot;Now that&rsquo;s a real return on your ...</p> <a href="/oregon/statements/2011/oct/29/kate-brown/kate-brown-says-state-getting-huge-return-audit-sp/">>> More</a>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2011/oct/29/kate-brown/kate-brown-says-state-getting-huge-return-audit-sp/